by Gary Lemke | Sep 21, 2023 | From The Archives
As much as Theo Cogill has moved on with his life since that fateful night 10 years ago when he tried to break up a fight and was stabbed in the neck, spine and lower arms, the reminders are there on a daily basis. Cogill is now 34, the only table-tennis player on...
by Gary Lemke | Aug 20, 2023 | Columns
Back in 2004, Ernie Els played a practice round with Michelle Wie and after 18 holes he gushed, ‘To be honest with you, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a lady golfer swing the club as good as Michelle does. I think a lot of what Michelle did today reminds me a lot of...
by Gary Lemke | Aug 19, 2023 | From The Archives
When they get around to updating the first page of South African sporting greats there surely must be room for Akani Simbine’s name. For the longest time he’s been the fastest man in Africa, the fastest in the Commonwealth. Twice he’s finished in the top five in the...
by Gary Lemke | Mar 1, 2023 | Columns
In 2021 I had the privilege of being in the Covid-19 ‘bubble’ at the Tokyo Paralympics, coming less than a fortnight after spending three weeks inside that same 4km perimeter zone for the Tokyo Olympics. I had come back to South Africa for a week and then went back to...
by Gary Lemke | Mar 1, 2023 | From The Archives
“Being in gymnastics has normalised crying,” Caitlin Rooskrantz says. And then she laughs. “My coach [Ilse Roets] has los trane (loose tears). I’m always crying, we all are. It’s contagious. We all have deep feelings and we cry for anything. We even cry when we’re...
